The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-09
The Argument Of Gov. Lowry.

Chickasaw Messenger.
We have said, tue argument oil
Gov. Lowry in defense of his ad,
mlnistrati0n is sOphistry, special
pleadinSs and technicalities, which
is Ouly calculated to hide the true
state OF affairs, aud thus confuse
and mlslpad The public mind. FOI
INSTANCE, the Governor says, aud
truly, the estate tax" is less under
his administration than any admin
lstratlon since the war. When he
uses the words estate taxn he
means the Gd pGlorum lax levied
by the State upon the property val
nations real aud personal, but he
does nottell the people that this is
only one OF many sources ofIeveuue
to the State Treasury, aud he does
not explain to them that while there
has been a falling ofin The al ca
forum receipts, there has been an
increase III other sources OF revenue
which makes the total amount col
lected from the people nearly equal
10 the amount collected by his
predecessor. Gov. Lowry knows
that Gov. Stone collected in 1873
1850 aud 81, in round number, 81
992, 200 w, and that be (Lowry) col.
lectcd in 1882 "a aud 5, S2,974,OOO.
90. Gov. Lowry knows That Gov.
Stone paid tue current expenses OF
the State government, built and
paid for the A. & NJ. College, made
appropriations tor the uew Blind
Asylum, and paid into the Treasury
$3OS, 100000 of bis four years coIIec-
tions. Gov. Lowry knows that his
administration spent all the money
collected and 426, 600 90 besides dur.
ing his first term OF Office. The ia
telllgent taxpayers know therefore,
that while Stone collected only
$lo,OO0 more than Lowry in tour
years, Lowry expended $735 900
more than Stone in The same length
OF time. Gov. Lowry knows that
when Stone retired from Office there
was $545,O0 cash in the Treasury,
and that at the expiration of his
first term $7,450 was all that could
be lOnnd in the vaults OF that insti-
tuition. Gov. Lowry knows that the
payable State debt Jan. L, 1882,
was only $322,000 ana that to day
Il Is $1,365,0 0. In view of these
which we challenge him or
my of his apol0sistS to deny, we
lSk the questions: Has the State
leOt Increased nnder the present
administration Aud has that in
;rease been caused bJ a falling off
the revenue, or by unnecessary
md e~xtravsgant expenditures
Again. The Governor says there
ire torty-slx counties in this State
hat receive out of The State Treas
more than they pay in, aud ar.
mes from this premise that il the
State government has been extrav-
giant these fOrtY.Six counties have
10 right to complain. How the fact
hat tOrty-six cOuptics in this State
ere panpers could justify unnec-
.SSary and e%xtravagant eXpendi-
ureS, which must OF necessity in
reaSe the burdens of he remaining
weuty.elght counties, we are una
lie to comprehend, but we under
AXE to say that the statement is
Incorrect. Indeed a number OF the
eputed ''pauper counties" among
Which we are authorized to enumer-
t. Noxuhep, jackson, Alfalfa and ,
)hickaSaw have already denied the
oft impeachment, and produced
DcOntestible proof of The inaccura-
y of the Governors figures. But
oppose the statement vas correct,
hat twenty-eight OF seventy four
Ounties in this State, pay their own
EXPENSES aud the expenses OF the
government aud give a bonus /,
+ sos, 600 to the remaining forty
tx cOuuIIes, it only goes TO show
hit the system OF taxation in this
tate, instead of being "equal aud
inform" as required by thecOnstItu-
on, is the most iniquIt0usly unjust :
yer prueticed by any civilized gov {
rument, aud u Governor, who J
'Ould hold the Office five and Onp- &
alf years aud never discover the Z
lct, or failed to recommend a s
simply demonstrates his Z
'tal iucapacity for the position he I
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